38 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 134 



127416 to 127486— Continued 



127440 and 127441. Brassica rapa L. Turnip. 



127440. No. 4006. Shelgam,. From Khalat, October 14, 1937. A purple- 

 red globe turnip. Those in the fields are sweet and tender. 



127441. No. 4170. Shelgam. From Herat, at 3,000 feet altitude, Novem- 

 ber 12, 1937. A top-shaped yellowish turnip of good quality. 



127442 to 127445. Capsicum frutescens L. S'olanaceae. Common redpepper. 



127442. No. 3925. From Ghazni, October 7, 1937, at 8,000 feet altitude. 

 Cherrylike peppers, hot. 



127443. No. 4047. From Kandahar, October 18, 1937, at 5,000 feet altitude. 

 Fruit scarlet crimson, bullnose, 3 by 2 inches, hot. 



127444. No. 4109. From Farah, October 31, 1937, at 2,000 feet altitude. 

 Fruit pointed, 3% inches long by IV2 inches at the base, crimson and 

 mildly hot. 



127445. No. 4232. From Maimana, November 18, 1937, at 2,000 feet altitude. 

 Fruit bull nosed, 4 by 2 inches, scarlet to crimson and hot. 



127446 to 127454. Datjcus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



127446. No. 3937. Zardak. From Ghazni, October 8, 1937, at 8,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A long yellow carrot with no fiber and little sugar. 



127447. No. 4148. Zardak. From the market at Kang, November 3, 1937, at 

 1,700 feet altitude. 



127448. No. 3976. From Khalat, October 12, 1937, at 8,000 feet altitude. A 

 long reddish carrot. 



127449. No. 4049. Zardak. From the market at Kandahar, October 19, 1937. 

 A deep reddish-purple carrot. 



127450. No. 4090. From Girishk, October 28, 1937. A long pale-yellow, fairly 

 sweet carrot of good texture. Sown for fall and winter use. 



127451. No. 4169. Zardak. From Herat, November 12, 1937. 



127452. No. 4186. Zardak. From Herat, November 13 r 1937, at 3,000 feet 

 altitude. Probably a mixed sample of pale yellow and long red carrots. 



127453. No. 4222. Zardak. From Maimana. A mixture of smooth, long 

 yellow and purple-red carrots. Some have fiber and others none ; good. 



127454. No. 4270. Zardak. From the market at Andkhin, October 25, 1937. 

 A long smooth, yellow carrot. 



127455 to 127457. Ficus spp. Moraceae. Fig. 



127455. Ficus sp. 



No. 3826. From Balkh, September 19, 1937, at 1,200 feet altitude. A shrub 

 with an unbranched or little divided stem for 6 to 10 feet, growing in clumps. 

 Fruit 1% inches in diameter, reddish purple, good. The shrub tolerated 3 

 months of snow and ground freezing a few inches. 



127456. Ficus sp. 



No. 3898. From Kabul, September 27, 1937, at 7,.000 feet altitude. Fruit 

 iy 2 inches in diameter, red-purple, insipid. The shrub grows here in sub- 

 zero temperatures. 



127457. Ficus sp. 



No. 4095. From Girishk, October 28, 1937. Said to be local. Shrub 15 

 feet high, with trunks 3 inches through, growing in clumps. Will tolerate 

 below-freezing temperatures. 



127458 to 127461. Juglans regia L. Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 



Charmaghz. Trees tolerate sub-zero temperatures. 



127458. No. 3929. From Ghazni, October 7, 1937, at 8,000 feet altitude. 



127459. No. 4322. From Paghman, December 13, 1937. 



